Chen Ze was pleasantly surprised by the current research progress of the cement workshop.

If the cost is not taken into account, the current cement can already be used for road construction and construction.

Even, mason masters have begun to consider adding additives to cement, so that cement can adapt to a variety of special environments.

In particular, everyone feels that if the quality of this cement is passed, then it can be used to build water conservancy, build dams and build a large number of reservoirs, and solve the problem of difficult irrigation, which is simply for the benefit of the people of Qingzhou and will go down in history!

When Chen Ze heard this, he hesitated.

At that time, the people of Qingzhou really offered themselves at home and incense every day.

Chen Ze also didn't want to see his tablet in someone's house when he entered the people's house.

I'm young and have at least fifty or sixty years to live.

So when the time comes, let Lu Qingyun come forward to do the work of repairing water conservancy.

Anyway, Lu Qingyun is in his early fifties, and according to the average life expectancy, he is already buried to the neck.

I will live another decade or two.

For him.

The most important thing is that Chen Ze doesn't want to be recognized by others when he goes to Goulan to listen to a song in the future.

How embarrassing!

What's more, once the archway is set up, the image of a diligent and loving son of the world is established, and when the time comes, you have to pay attention to the impact of doing something, and maybe there will be a bunch of people to supervise yourself.

So how will I spend the remaining fifty or sixty years?

Therefore, keep it confidential, sign a confidentiality agreement for me, and you are not allowed to spread it to the outside world.

The current situation of the cement workshop is very good, but Chen Zeqiang resisted the reward.

After all, there are still 500 soldiers and horses here, and when the time comes, these craftsmen will be rewarded, and if there is no indication to these soldiers, the soldiers will definitely feel uncomfortable in their hearts.

There is no merit and hard work, and if you are uncomfortable, something will definitely happen.

Therefore, there is no rush in the reward, and we will talk about it later.

Of course, Xu Hai temporarily stayed in the cement workshop, and in the future, he was responsible for the personnel management of the cement workshop as the person in charge of management and logistics.

Chen Ze specially emphasized that he is only responsible for logistics, personnel leave and finance, etc., and don't meddle if you don't understand technical things.

The other thing is to be sure to coordinate the relationship between the soldiers and the masters.

After explaining it carefully, Xu Hai wrote them down one by one, looking extremely serious.

"If there's something you really can't do, report it to me, young man, do it!" Chen Ze stretched out his hand and patted Xu Hai's shoulder: "Don't live up to your host's expectations of you, I believe he won't look away." ”

"Yes, yes, the little one must do things seriously!"

"What is it called small at this time, in the future, this cement workshop will become a cement factory, and there will be thousands of people at that time!" Chen Zeyi grinned: "If you do a good job, you will be the director of the cement factory in the future!" The people in this cement factory are basically in charge of everything except technology! ”

"Do things well, my future Director Xu."

Xu Hai was quite flattered for a while: "Yes, yes, Shizi, Xiao...... No, the humble position must not fail in the mission. ”

"Okay, you first familiarize yourself with the environment!" Chen Ze said to Zhou Zheng on the side: "Captain Zhou, take Xu Hai to familiarize yourself with the surroundings, and you will have to work together for a long time to get along well." ”

Zhou Zheng hurriedly surrendered his hand.

Chen Ze didn't delay much, and he had to rush to the ironmaking workshop.

It's not too far from the place, otherwise the cost of transportation will increase.

It is difficult to pick out a vacant lot in the wilderness to build a workshop, so it is three miles away.

Zhou Zheng is still in charge of security work, and the cavalry is basically all on the side of the ironmaking workshop.

The conditions of the iron-making workshop are similar to those of the cement workshop, and they are all built in straw huts first.

The main consideration is also the issue of cost.

Building a house in the wilderness is too expensive and takes a long time.

It is better to wait for the cement technology to mature and build a factory directly.

At present, iron-making workshops are the largest consumption, not only the official mines are expensive, but the equipment is also expensive.

First of all, it needs to be clear that the Dachu forging process is quite mature, which can clarify the difference between pig iron, wrought iron, and steel, and steel is often used for forging weapons.

Because it needs to make steel, it needs water drainage, in fact, it is a hydraulic blower, which costs twice as much as a large water mill, and there is more than one, and now there are three hydraulic blowers, corresponding to three oval blast furnaces.

Chen Ze's understanding of steelmaking technology is only a conceptual thing.

At present, the technology of coke is relatively mature, and the coal production of the eight southern states is still relatively rich.

But as for what kind of blast furnace steelmaking is, how high is it, how to effectively control the carbon content, and so on...... Chen Ze didn't know anything.

The general direction is to eventually produce muskets and artillery, and steel is the front-end technology.

"It seems that to make muskets and artillery, you need to finish the lathe, the problem is that I have never seen what the lathe of the gun and artillery looks like......"

Da Chu ...... No, the Great Sui actually had muskets.

There were even special musketeers, but they were not extravagant enough to use iron, but used bamboo pipes with gunpowder, stuffed with stones and the like, disposable consumables.

The lethality is extremely strong, wounding 20 enemies and losing 2,000 self-inflicted.

The musketeers of the Great Sui are a high-risk profession, and they can easily injure themselves, and the probability of being crippled by bamboo debris is extremely high.

However, Chen Ze felt that these were not big problems.

Because at least he can have a clear direction and know what the final product will look like, and the process in between needs to be explored by the craftsmen themselves.

This time, in addition to solving the problem of official mines, I also began to popularize some chemical concepts for craftsmen.

The only thing Chen Ze can do is probably explain a relatively complex concept in his own words.

These blacksmiths deal with ore and iron every day, and they basically know it at all.

For example, carbon content.

Different carbon content makes iron exhibit three different characteristics: pig iron, wrought iron and steel.

On this basis, Chen Ze explained melting point, oxygen, oxidation, reduction and so on.

There are many concepts, but not deep.

Anyway, Chen Ze can say a lot, and those who can understand it will ponder it themselves, but they can't understand it...... Chen Ze didn't have a rut.

Most of the craftsmen don't know how to read or write, but in a way it's a good thing, and it's easier to understand because it fits their profession.

Those who have studied are afraid that what Chen Ze said is too outrageous, but it is not so easy to accept.

It was almost said that everything should be said, and Chen Ze set off to talk about the price of official mines.

Because of the transportation cost, the price of official mines in each region is different.

The iron ore in the eight southern states is currently a strategic resource controlled by the government, and the amount of iron ore released to the private sector is not large.

Blacksmith shops are often recycled and reused to save costs as much as possible.

Although it is considered a resource in his own hands, Chen Ze is still quite cautious about the matter of iron ore.

This involves the distribution of interests and the struggle of power within the royal system.

Chen Ze didn't want to get involved at all.

You fight yours, don't suffer Lao Tzu!